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it started here in detroit. right here in detroit. everybody -- [inaudible] some of us have a little place upnorth. the middle class. [inaudible] middle class. middle class. >> host: is there anything people like george mcgreger did wrong over the years that lead to this? >> guest: absolutely. i think there's at love blame to go around. the unions are not blameless. there was a time they had a lot of extras going on. i mean, actually george described weren't able to use in the film he described a program called the homework hotline. every employee's child could call and get help with a homework. that's really nice. but that costs money. and the vacation days, sick leave, there were people in the path that did fall down on the job. it was too hard to fire people. there was a time for sure it was too bloated. with management, you know, taking sort of producing sub par cars and paying themselves too much. overall the industry behaved as a cartel at times. refusing to make small cars, saying you could never make money on small cars. honda
it started here in detroit. right here in detroit. everybody -- [inaudible] some of us have a little place upnorth. the middle class. [inaudible] middle class. middle class. >> host: is there anything people like george mcgreger did wrong over the years that lead to this? >> guest: absolutely. i think there's at love blame to go around. the unions are not blameless. there was a time they had a lot of extras going on. i mean, actually george described weren't able to use in the film...
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the problem detroit faced is that -- >> state, local, and tribal government. >> and tribal government. [laughter] >> okay. >> the problem with detroit, unlike many municipalities that depend on revenue from real estate tax, they run on income taxes. they never recovered from 2001. the black unemployment rate never recovered from 2001. that downturn decimated the revenue stream for the city, and it never came back. if there are banks that are too big to fail, and we have to step in to make sure they function, there are cities that are too big to fail. [applause] >> bankruptcy in one of those cities. >> yes, and so it is not enough for the administration to say, oh, we're behind you, droit. no. we said to wall street, $800 billion we're behind you, so that's being behind me. [laughter] >> okay. behind you, what are the policies? >> so, wall street caused more damage than what we have put into the budget. there needs to be a financial transaction tax because when they gamble, we lose. [applause] they have to pay for cleaning up the whole mess, not just their mess or the mess that let the
the problem detroit faced is that -- >> state, local, and tribal government. >> and tribal government. [laughter] >> okay. >> the problem with detroit, unlike many municipalities that depend on revenue from real estate tax, they run on income taxes. they never recovered from 2001. the black unemployment rate never recovered from 2001. that downturn decimated the revenue stream for the city, and it never came back. if there are banks that are too big to fail, and we have...
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wasn't in michigan back in the '70s the polltown, it was an old polish neighborhood in detroit, there were old churches, it was a very old polish neighborhood, and didn't -- wasn't that, the entire neighborhood, seized by, under eminent domain for general motors to build, i believe, a cadillac plant in that neighborhood? are you familiar with that, that case? i think it was in the late '70s, possibly the early '80s. it's been a while ago. it was very controversial in michigan. it was an old polish neighborhood. >> guest: yes, the caller is absolutely right. what happened is that the city of detroit literally condemned an entire thriving ethnic neighborhood with 1600 businesses, many churches and a large residential district to build the gm cadillac assembly plant which was not built for many years later. but this is a more interesting and complex situation than the facts we've talked about -- >> host: kelo? >> guest: well, no, the poletown case. because, basically, people say it was done for general motors. but the fact is, the city of detroit was able to get large federal grants for
wasn't in michigan back in the '70s the polltown, it was an old polish neighborhood in detroit, there were old churches, it was a very old polish neighborhood, and didn't -- wasn't that, the entire neighborhood, seized by, under eminent domain for general motors to build, i believe, a cadillac plant in that neighborhood? are you familiar with that, that case? i think it was in the late '70s, possibly the early '80s. it's been a while ago. it was very controversial in michigan. it was an old...
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one in three households in detroit, according to the associated press, four out of five u.s. adults struggle with joblessness, near porveghts or reliance on welfare. there's no shortage of labor in the united states. there is a shortage of jobs in the united states. our goal must be to help our struggling americans move from dependency to independence, to help them find steady jobs and rising pay, not declining pay. our policy cannot be to simply relegate more and more of our citizens to dependence on the government while importing a steady stream of foreign workers to take the available jobs. that is not in the interest of our country or the people of this country. some contend our unemployed don't have the needed skills. well, let's train them. we now spend over $750 billion a year on means-tested welfare assistance-type programs. that's the largest item in the budget, bigger than social security, bigger than defense, bigger than medicare. and of that amount, we spend about -- for every $100 we spend on those programs, we only spend $1 on job training. so we need to wake up
one in three households in detroit, according to the associated press, four out of five u.s. adults struggle with joblessness, near porveghts or reliance on welfare. there's no shortage of labor in the united states. there is a shortage of jobs in the united states. our goal must be to help our struggling americans move from dependency to independence, to help them find steady jobs and rising pay, not declining pay. our policy cannot be to simply relegate more and more of our citizens to...
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if we saved aig that was bankrupt, we can save detroit that's bankrupt. and if aig who caused the downturn in the first place could get a bonus because it stated in their contract they had to get a bonus, then detroit city workers can get a pension just hike it said in their contract. [applause] .. which of course makes the united states different and unique from other countries in the world supporting the immigrants now no other country even comes close. but looking to the future, it's going to be a different picture demographically. this doesn't mean everybody is when to have great economic opportunity in the future. we don't know where that will be and everything will be important in shaping that economic future of hitting it will also be important to see how a young people today come of age and so when you ask us to take a look at the future, i think there's a tremendous number of opportunities, a tremendous number of challenges as well. i think everything you said it plays into shaping that america for the future which will be different than we see t
if we saved aig that was bankrupt, we can save detroit that's bankrupt. and if aig who caused the downturn in the first place could get a bonus because it stated in their contract they had to get a bonus, then detroit city workers can get a pension just hike it said in their contract. [applause] .. which of course makes the united states different and unique from other countries in the world supporting the immigrants now no other country even comes close. but looking to the future, it's going...
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>> one is detroit. field ofthis candidates narrowed in a runoff to just two contenders for a job which is very important right now. the election itself may be less important compared to what happens after the election. how much power the mayor will even have when there is an emergency manager with sweeping authority. there is also houston. a democratic mayor is running a republicanerm opponent. she was elected mayor of houston, it became the largest american city with an openly gay mayor. you wouldy necessarily stereotype houston, texas. texas, it is worth keeping an eye on what happens there. if you cover politics and policy in this era of budget -- >> you cover politics and policy. what can mayor is expected from washington regarding infant -- regarding infrastructure, the nuts and bolts. >> you talk to mirrors over the country -- you talk to mi ayors and they are fed up with how little support they get from washington. certainty.ally no stimulusof ways, the that a lot of folks credit with helping giv
>> one is detroit. field ofthis candidates narrowed in a runoff to just two contenders for a job which is very important right now. the election itself may be less important compared to what happens after the election. how much power the mayor will even have when there is an emergency manager with sweeping authority. there is also houston. a democratic mayor is running a republicanerm opponent. she was elected mayor of houston, it became the largest american city with an openly gay mayor....